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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts) Sat Mar 17, 2012, 03:36 PM Mar 2012

Today, EVERYONE is Irish

Even if you're not

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Today, EVERYONE is Irish (Original Post) MrScorpio Mar 2012 OP

And apparently, some of us Irish used to be black ! hedgehog Mar 2012 #1

Um, I'm not. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #2

Well, I am on both sides of my family. RebelOne Mar 2012 #3

Me too - about 4" around. I just wore it 35 years ago to get smooches. Didn't work. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #4

I bumped into a nurse from India in the elevator tonight. She's been in Canada for less than applegrove Mar 2012 #5

not me grasswire Mar 2012 #6

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

1. And apparently, some of us Irish used to be black !

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 03:52 PM

Mar 2012

Check out this photo:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2106266_2334507,00.html

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

2. Um, I'm not.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 05:29 PM

Mar 2012

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

3. Well, I am on both sides of my family.

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 05:35 PM

Mar 2012

I even have a button that reads "Kiss me, I'm Irish."

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

4. Me too - about 4" around. I just wore it 35 years ago to get smooches. Didn't work.

Reply to RebelOne (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 05:39 PM

Mar 2012

applegrove

(118,659 posts)

5. I bumped into a nurse from India in the elevator tonight. She's been in Canada for less than

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:33 PM

Mar 2012

two years. She was wearing green and said "tonight I'm irish" with glee. How lucky we are to be in such a multicultured country.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

6. not me

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 09:09 PM

Mar 2012

Although I did make corned beef for supper.

Nary a drop of Irish in me that I have found in the last 400 years genealogy.

English, a bit of Welsh, a bit of Dutch.

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